20th anniversay Ibanez Universe multicolour reissue

BMU · 2010-01-16T16:59:01+00:00

Ok, I know this will burn the retinas of the traditionalists and call my aesthetic sensibilities into question. But. This thing is GORGEOUS. My heart is beating a little faster and I'm going to start drooling any moment now: It's the 20th anniversary reissue of the original UV77MC (mc=multicolour). You know, the Steve Vai Passion & Warfare album cover guitar. (Or is it UV777MC...never did bother counting the 7's on the different models.) However, all is not well in nostalgialand. It's a direct reissue of the original, meaning it doesn't have all the design improvements they've undergone in 20 years. It feels like a step back. I know: I played one of these exact ones, but black and green not "swirl" until it got stolen last year. In fact that was an original 1990 model so nevermind reissue, it would've been 20 years old this year. So while I'm now very sad that it's gone, I can honestly say I like my new one more. Better trem design, better looking neck, better neck joint. So EVEN if the price was a "reasonable" $2500-3000 I wouldn't have bitten. And I should probably mention they're flogging these for $6000...? Arguably justifiable since there'll only be 100 made, i.e. strictly a collector's thing. Ah well. Now I'm dreaming of a modern-spec, multicolour swirl UV for the normal price. Damn you Ibanez.

Ray

I think it is a lovely guitar!

BMU

Thanks Ray! ? My you gain infinite guitar chops overnight WITHOUT the usual inconvenience of having to sell your soul to the devil. HAHAHA.

Keira WitherKay wrote ......yeah i'm actually a closet shredder .......

Go ahead, pretend it's a joke, we're not fooled. ? Seeing those videos I have no doubt you can outshred me any day on one of my own 7 strings. (We won't tell your hippie friends don't worry.)

..PLUS you know what a Legacy amp is. U R BUSTED, SOOO BUSTED!!!

Hehehe good fun. I have really enjoyed this thread very much, thank you all you've been a wonderful audience. And that guitar really *does* give me heart palpitations, no jokes on that.

They actually have(had?) one (or two) of those handing on the wall at Music Connection but they weren't for sale. Being individually swirled it's also a bit of hit 'n miss whether the one you get actually looks good or just garish. The one in the picture I posted I'll admit isn't the prettiest one I've ever seen.

Corne

+1 For being an Ibanez
+1 For being a 7 String
and +1 for being a Multi Colour

I was on SS.org a while ago and a guy from Sweden sold his original 1989 Multi Colour for 4000 euros in less than an hour to a guy in Germany.

I Love this guitar.

BMU

Good stuff Corne! Yeah the talk on ss.org is that a mint condition original MC will not set you back much less than what they're asking for these.

The GAS is strong with this one. The Passion and Warfare album and this specific guitar model are burnt deep into my subconscious. It's like a Pavlovian trigger. Show me multicolour swirl and I involuntarily start drooling.

BMU

guidothepimmp wrote i used to be a die hard ibby fan especially all the superstrat thing... then i got my grubby hands on a jackson and a kramer...

just a different feel, but man does that feel make a big difference

I replied previously that Jackson didn't make anything interesting to me personally, but this year that may have changed:

That's the "SLAT3-7 Soloist Archtop", a brand new 7-string for 2010. It's also available in a natural wood finish amongst others.

So give me a quick Jackson education - what's a soloist, what's a dinky? They look the same to me. The above guitar is a Pro Series, from the price that should be comparable to to Ibanez Prestige range, is that about right?

I really want a natural finish 7 string, this is the only production model I've seen with that option. The alternative is going custom...which may be an option too. It's also nice to broaden the collection in directions non-Ibanez.

I realize GASing for a natural finish guitar may seem at odds with drooling over the "buffalo hemorrhoid" dayglo Ibanez... but let me assure you I am at perfect inner harmony with all this. Both ends of the aesthetic scale are gorgeous. ?

singemonkey

Nice try dude. But it's obviously photoshopped. And not too well. The idiot put seven strings on it.

BMU

Hehe. It's a nice looking machine innit? Imagine it in natural wood finish, yum...

I just wish it didn't have that Original Floyd Rose with the fine tuners sticking out the back of the trem. On a recessed trem like that one, you have to keep pressure on the whammy bar to lift those up to get to them. The Ibanez trems have the fine tuners on top for easy access, a 400% improvement in design.

Corne

The only Jackson I'll play will be the Jackson cow 7.
Christian Olde Wolber's signature.

mahogany arch-top body, three-piece bolt-on mahogany neck with a recessed heel, reverse headstock, compound radius ebony fingerboard with no inlays, and black hardware

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Jackson-Christian-Olde-Wolbers-Dinky-7String-Electric-Guitar?sku=520308

Gotta Love a reversed Head stock.......sha-wing

BMU

Corne wrote The only Jackson I'll play will be the Jackson cow 7.
Christian Olde Wolber's signature.

mahogany arch-top body, three-piece bolt-on mahogany neck with a recessed heel, reverse headstock, compound radius ebony fingerboard with no inlays, and black hardware

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Jackson-Christian-Olde-Wolbers-Dinky-7String-Electric-Guitar?sku=520308

Gotta Love a reversed Head stock.......sha-wing

I've seen the COW before years ago at Music Connection. I didn't like the idea of only one pickup. It does have the fixed bridge though which is a major plus for me.

Conrad, why would you only play that Jackson? Not a fan of Jacksons? I really know nothing about Jacksons so I'm looking for opinions.

Alos, I need to correct my previous post. Wherever I said "fine tuners" it should be "string block screws"...or whatever they're called.

BMU

PS - regarding reverse headstocks, I love them too. I used to own this beasty until it got stolen:

LTD Stephen Carpenter 7-string, SC607B. 27" scale, EMG81-7s:

singemonkey

BMU wrote PS - regarding reverse headstocks, I love them too.

This would be my choice:

Corne

Nah, Jacksons are cool. They just tend to be like BC Rich with body shapes that I'm not to keen on playing. Don't get me wrong. I love the Explorer shape, But some shapes are just way out there to cause grievous bodily harm.

AS for the Stefen Carpenter.........Swwet Love that all natural wood finish. I'll keep my eye out for it. Can't be that many in the country (in all natural wood finish).

CDee

@BMU - You'll probably like this then...

http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Stuff-for-Sale-musical-instruments-IBANEZ-RG550-20th-ANNIVERSARY-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-W0QQAdIdZ185408831

BMU

CDee wrote @BMU - You'll probably like this then...

http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Stuff-for-Sale-musical-instruments-IBANEZ-RG550-20th-ANNIVERSARY-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-W0QQAdIdZ185408831

Thx for the headsup. Not so much on that one actually. I'm not generally a bright colour guitar guy, I just the UV MC fetish. That's a good price though, if it were a 7... :-\

ZarK

Absolutely Stunning!!! :'( I've always LOVED the swirled Jems and UV's. I'd love to own one with an AANJ... if ever I'd be so lucky! ?

@BMU: You've got me re-considering the 7-string concept... There's a new Ibanez J-Custom 7 out as of this year in Black Onyx that might just have my name on her... mmmmm..... :-\

BMU

ZarK wrote Absolutely Stunning!!! :'( I've always LOVED the swirled Jems and UV's. I'd love to own one with an AANJ... if ever I'd be so lucky! ?

@BMU: You've got me re-considering the 7-string concept... There's a new Ibanez J-Custom 7 out as of this year in Black Onyx that might just have my name on her... mmmmm..... :-\

Yeah to expand on what I said in the other thread, it's not like you *have to* learn a bunch of 7-string chords or sweeps to play a 7. But that lower string is pretty cool for heavy rhythms.. more applicable to metal than other styles I suppose.

This reissue UV MC must represent the absolute top Ibanez build quality equivalent to a J-Custom I would hope, for that price. The problem with the $8000 price tag, besides the obvious fact that it's an $8000 price tag, is that the Satriani 25th anniversary model which also listed for $8000, can now be picked up for the "dirt cheap" price of $4000 brand new... so there goes the resale/investment value. (I think there's one at TOMS for R92,000.... ohhhkay.... ???) Not sure that will happen with the UV MC model but it's possible.

Corne

BMU wrote (I think there's one at TOMS for R92,000.... ohhhkay.... ???)

TOMS in Town or Ravonia ? Need to go and have a look at it.

BMU

@Corne: TOMS Sandton.

BMU

@ZarK: on the AANJ topic, having played both an old UV and a new one extensively - yeah it makes a big difference. I wouldn't say it's a deal-killer but I wouldn't exactly choose to go back to the old style.

AANJ = all access neck joint... for anyone who doesn't speak Ibanez.

Corne

BMU wrote @Corne: TOMS Sandton.

Think I'll go during my lunch break and go soil myself.

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